 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 sivua
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee,... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1836 - 336 sivua
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke. Gently o'er th' aceustom'd oke ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1836 - 390 sivua
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oke ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee... | |
 | John Milton - 1838 - 496 sivua
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 55 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; 60 Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,... | |
 | John Milton - 1839 - 496 sivua
...Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 55 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; eo Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,... | |
 | 1840 - 880 sivua
...the pensive spirit of the poet implores that— " Philomel will deign a song In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er the accustomed oak." Does not the lovely light seem sometimes to rejoice when the blue concave is all... | |
 | 1840 - 372 sivua
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 sivua
...Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest fàae in every secret grove ; There let the shepherd's the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 364 sivua
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 sivua
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest " reason the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
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But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged... 
